This is a sample essay paragraph I found (on hamlet) and I'm stuggling to understand the structure of a body paragraph (what you have to write in a body paragraph
Could someone here please explain to be this body paragraph and the structure of it because I can't seem to understand the structure of these things
Thanks
Hey conic! Sure, so there are multiple ways to structure a body paragraph, but this one works sort of like the following:
The use of delay to create a play which happens outside of ‘reality’ and thus remains internalised and wrought with anaphasia is most evident in the characterisation of Hamlet. Hamlet’s diction is littered with binary oppositions, such as in his opening line “a little more than kin and less than kind”, indicating that he inhabits and speaks within a space where the constant state of flux has rendered ideas without opposition unpalatable. Hamlet’s inability to speak without binary oppositions is directly related to his inability to act, and this is shown in his soliloquy, “to be or not to be, that is the question”, where the binary oppositions of existence and selfhood are placed in the sphere of movement, only to cause further inaction, adding to the overall delay of the play. It is this delay in the action which causes Act 5 Scene 2 to erupt with such bloodshed, as shown through the repetitious stage directions: “He dies”, and “dies” are repeated four times in the scene. And yet, even in the single scene of action in this play, these deaths, too, are delayed. Laertes, Gertrude, Claudius and Hamlet all speak between receiving their final wounds and dying, indicating that it is the loss of speech, rather than loss of life, that is the most crucial part of mankind, and will be lost in death. In addition to this, despite the question of whether or not to kill Claudius functioning within the play as a metaphor for the question of whether or not existence is worthwhile, it is Claudius who is the last to die (barring Hamlet), delaying resolution even in a moment of confrontation. This delay and its cause has been widely attributed to the Elizabethan guilt complex, and obsession with “the functions of conscience and especially its morbid preoccupation with past sins and omissions” (Reed, 1958). By obsessing over the dangers of inaction, Hamlet creates further delay for himself, ultimately halting any action or resolution that the play could come to.The
introduction introduces the concept to be discussed. In this case, the link to the text (usually called the amplification) is blended into the introductory sentence.
The
analysis is just techniques, examples, and impacts it's the
core of the response
The
reference to a critic is specific to Module B, and it is using the opinion of an "expert" to (usually) accentuate your own position.
The
conclusion summarises the main idea of the paragraph and links to the question being asked (without the question I can only assume, but it looks like it)
Again, this paragraph chooses not to employ an amplification, and it includes a critic; neither of those things are mandatory (I never did either). Take note of how the introduction and conclusion are used to introduce and summarise ideas that are explored cleverly in the analysis; that's the big thing to understand